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THEENTER.PRJSE . i. Published Weekly. NORTH CAROLINA The man behind the furnace is the man of the hour. ■■ ■■ I ■ II Safe sad sane football again comes up as a subject for consideration* It's a lucky man that has* to worry over the perplexities of the Income tax law. 7 I The slit skirt may be 1,200 years old and still be a mere parvenu. The fir leaf always was slit. The only way some fellows attract attention these chilly days Is by leav- Ing wide open the dooi. The only abbreviated modern fash ton really Objectionable Is the report ed shortage In dressed beef. Surgery as a cure for crime may cause some prompt repentances be fore it can be put into practice. Young doctors, attention! Cincin nati has a man who grows hair on his face'at the rate of an Inch an hour. To the innocent bystander 4h*» 4aivgo looks very much llk«f"the turkey trot, except around the shoulder blades. Sometimes It looks like the smaller the automobile a man drives, the big ger the gauntlets he jvears on his hands. ~ - 11 ' "• Perhaps one reason why the Eng lish sparrow llirts his tnil so saucily Is because it Isn't long enough for an algret The war drum is an exciting lnstru ment, but- the old steam calliope is Just about as stirring when it hits a high note. A woman writer says English wo men are the worst cooks In the world, which probably accounts for the vogue of the militant If the land Is flooded with counter felt sfio notes n large portion of the population will remain lu°bllsßfu) Ig norance of the fact, Two men took mercury tablets on a dare to find out how they tasted. It Is men like these who inH)ko the fool-kill er's Job an eusy sinecure. An alarm clock will wake a man up all right on a cold morning, but It won't pull the windows down and turn on the steam for him. A Missouri man, back from China, says the lighting over there was a Joke. Some people have a curious Idea of what constitutes a Joke. FVrelgn aviators are engaging in dangerous competition in ninking aer ial loops. Ont» of v these day's they will come to the end of the circle. King George**of England likes to stand up. Noboly could possibly ob ject to that, If etiquette did not re quire every one in his presence to do likewise. Men this year, according to certain fashion authorities, will have a wen defined waist. Hut, of ecWrse, men of gibbons'bulhl will havv waists of the convex type. The hobos' convention the other day lndoreed'rwomati suffrage. It Is under stood that the hobos are dlssatlslled with the vagrancy laws that tho men have made. If the t-cientlsts can explode "•-with the F-rays ammunition carried by the gun toters it will prove a very stmjijg argument against carrying the means of shooting. A bird In the hand Is better thau two in the bush, of course, but those In the bush always seem so much big ger and fatter. Ferdinand may lose tlje throne of . Bulgaria because of his disastrous "second war." To be a czar you have to keep on winning. No .-300 batting average will do. , • y "I have kept young on olive oil." says a California man who, at the age of eighty-four years, has married a lady, of sixty. Womanlike, she do cllnes to let us know how she has kept young. The author of a new play expressed the hope, Inasmuch as his play is de cent, that the public will soon tire of theatrical filth. Mis optimism Is com mendable, but we fear his hope Is de stined to, be long deferred. Chauffeurs get better average wages than school teachers, and that Is not surprising, because chauffeurs are lux . uries and school teachers may be look ed upon as necessities, If the young idea is ever goirig to shoet. A London paper publishes an arti cle telling how ft is possible tojsftrpjr money and other valuables In safety, but tbe girls don't need to read it Now that a "divine" courtship car; rted on by long-distance phone has been shattered, the aggrieved widow may return her kisses by parcel post According to her press agent a cer tain beautiful actress has bar beauti ful back insured for 115,000. Can she aoflact damages If she gets • crick Hit? ~ MANY DEAD AND SCORES IN PERIL MAROONED PERSONS IN INUN DATED REGION SUFFER r INO FROM HUNGER. RIVER THREE MILES WIDE Vice President Henry Martin of I. A Q. N. Railroad Drowned Lead ing Party of Rescuers. Bryan, Texas. —A dead Hat of more than fifty, with scores of flood refu gees are in Imminent peril, and possi bly a thousand others marooned and suffering from prolonged hunger and cold, wan indicated by reports from the flooded Brazos river bottom in thla section of south central Texas. For over fltfy miles the Brazos was three miles wide iftid running with great speed. The known dead In Texas floods numbered '33 before reports from, the inundated territory In this district be gan coming in late brought by men orr horsetraek, whfeh- wr» about the only reliable means pf communication. These couriers' reports Indicated at Ifrast twenty more lives ToVe. About two-thlr4s of the drowned were ne groeft. ' The riders' reports Indicated flint the property loss would total $ I.oft'),• 000 or $5,000,000 when losse-. along, the Brazos are added to the already heavy damage in other portions of the state. Menry Martin, vice, president and general manager of the International and Great Northern railroad, was drowned at Valley Junction, near this place, while attempting to rescue ma rooned Hood victims. Mr. Martin went to Valley Junction, where the confluence of tho Little and Big Bra ids rivers made a swirling lake, six miles across, to personally direct the roads' relief forces and was attempt ing to navigate a boat alone when the frtfll craft was upset. Ills body has hot been recovered. Six members of the Galveston life saving crew and a train load of mo tor boats from Houston, which were to have dome to Bryan, were stopped by high water at Navasota. The boats were launched at 'that point and start ed up stream over the flooded bottoms ■to trees, on housetops, or occasionally standlw in shalow water, but off from shore, THE BRITISH CABINET ACTS England Forbids the Importation of Arms Into Ireland. London.—The British cabinet, by a royal proclamation, promulgated, pro hibited the importation c# arms and ammunition Into Ireland, for the first time grasped the nettle of thtS* revolu tion in Ulster, which it had hitherto ignored, although the followers of Sir Edward Carson foe- months have been advertising their preparations in every possible way and daring in terference with them. at the time of the publication of the proclamation, Premier Asqulth made the longest step toWivt'4-H+e-WM*' dilation of the IHsterUps that the gov ernment has taken ffy announcing. his acceptance of the principles of. a basis of agreement which Sir Edward Car son suggested In his last speech. These principles are: 1 That the settlement must not bq humiliating or degrading to Ulster. 2.''Ulster's treatment must not be different or exceptional from that meted out to the other parts of the United Kingdom. 3. Ulster must retain full protection of the imperial parliament. 4. The home rule bill must not be such as to lead to ultimate separation of Ulster from Great Britain. Chicago.—-Chicago women who qual ify as judges and clerks of elections will not have to tell their ages. This concession was granted by County Judge Owens, who will-make-the ap pointments. "Legal age" will be a sat isfactory answer to the question con cerning age qualification. Nearly 300 applications have been received from women who wish to serve as judges or clerks of elections. Appointments probably will bo made within the next two weeks. bates for Veterans' Reunion. Jacksonville, Fla.—April 29 and 30 and May 1 have beeii selected as dates for the 1914 reunion of the* United Confederate Veterans, to be held In this city, according to announcement liere by Gen. Bennett H. Young, cotn mander-lp-chief of the organization. General Young was here to confer with local committees in charge of arrangements ft>r the reunion. Present plans, which were heartily indorsed by the connnsnder-ln-chief, provide that all veterans be accorded accom modations in hotels. ' ' Two Feet of Snow in Denver. I'. Denver, Col.—Denver awakened to find every manner of traffic blocked by more -than two feet of snow. Pe destrians made th«ir way with diffi culty. Railroad trains were unable to move from the station and service on most of the roetds was abandoned. Practically all of the trades people of Denver weref orced to stay down town at night and 'Were on hand at the opening of the business day, but there were few shoppers. Schools were as desolvte as in midsummer. SAILING AWAY ON THEIR HON m V .-*4 \ \ mL m Vti . \ .. 11. • iff* MHj J I Francis B. Sayre and Mrs. B».yre, who was Miss Jessie Wilson, on the captain s brU'ge of the steamship George Washington, as the vessel bora them away o I their honeymoon trip to Europe. HUERTA'S MEN SURRENDER SEVEN GENERALS OF MIXiCAN L. ARMY ANNOUNCE THEY WILL FIGHT NO LONGER. Peace Proposals Sent to General Villa by General Mercado, Who Is in Command of Huerta Troops- Juarez. —Seven general of the Mexi can regular army are ready to MUX render apd the backbone of the Huerta dictatorship in the north has been broken. A pejice commission Is In Juare-z bearing term* of surrender. The commission was headed .by Odllon Hernandez, nnd came from Chihuahua, bearing a proclamation signed by Gen eral Salvador Mercado, Huerta's mili tary governor and commnnder of the Federal forces in all the north. The proclamation stated that the Huerta government was bankrupt, and was unable to pay its soldiers. The simultaneous evacuation of other Federal strongholds In the north is believed by the rebels to be the re sult of a concerted decision to aban don the whole of northern Mexico The peace proposals were sent uy General Mercado to den. Franelsca Villa, rebel lender, through Frederlco Moye, civil governor of Chihuahua state, appointed nd Interim. Along with it came an appenl signed by all the foregn consuls in Chihuahua call ing upon Villa to give police protec tion to the citizens of Chihuahua City. BULLETS DROP STRIKERS Special Officers Kill One Man at In dianapolis and Wound Others. ind. A movement looking toward a general strike In sympathy with the teamsters and the chauffeurs' strike, was started at a meeting of the Teamsters' unlou here. The strike has been marked by one, fatality. When a crowd Interfered with an ice wagon in charge of six men on whom special police powers had been conferred and began throw ing bricks and trying to prevent the wagon moving, the special officers tired, killing Claud Lewis, a negro, and wounding four other persons, one fatally. The special officers were taken to police headquarters, but were released on their own recognizance without being slated. Young Girl Cremated. Roanoke, Va. —Jessie Robinson, 17 years old, attempting to fill the place made vacant by the recent v death of her mother, was burned to death in the home of her father despite the heroic efforts of her six younger broth ers and sisterß, to save her life. The girl was at work in the kitchen, and seeing that the Are was not burning briskly, she poured coal oil on it Im mediately she was enveloped In flames. Her Bcreams attracted the other chil dren who rushed to the room and at tempted to extinguish the fire. Bank Robbed by ypifmZn. Dublin. —The Bank of Dudley was robbed of about three hundred and thirty dollars, thieves blowing the safe open with nitroglycerin and wrecking the vault A hardware store was en tered also and four fine shotguns, a half case of shells, about twenty-five horse blankets and a handsaw stolen. All of these were used by the robbers. The robbers stole a pick and some other tools from the railroad section gang of the X., D. A 8., near Dudley, entered the bank and dug a hole through the wall of the vaults MEETS IN REGULAR SESSION CONGRESS BEGINS SESBION THAT MAY CONTINUE INTO NEXT BUMMER. Galleries Crowded to Wtiness the Opening, But Formalities Were - Curtailed. Washlntgon.—Congress closed the extraordinary session, which began on April 7, and settled down to the reg ular "long" session, expected to con tinue Into next summer. Only the absolutely necessary formality marked the ending of the old session and the beginning of the riew.^. An attempt to Institute the proposed drastic program of day snd night ses sions for consideration of the adminis tration currency bill failed, the Demo crats agreeing to allow filial settle ment oof the program to go over to give the Republicans time to con sider it. The house contented itself with a brief meeting, formally opening the new session. The -gallerlos were crowded to witness the opening, but the formalities "Were curtailed. Senator llurton, Republican, of Ohio, introduced a currency bill of his own which would provide for the formation of a central bank-to be owned by the public and operated by the govern ment. HARRISON HEADS SOUTHERN He Is Chosen to Succeed the Late •- President Finley. New York. —Fairfax Harrison, for merly vice president of the Southern Railway company, and for the last three years president of the Chicago, Indianapolis and Louisville Railway company, of which the Southern is part owner, was elected president of the Southern Railway company to suc ceed the late William Wilson Finley, President Harrison gave out the following statement: "I am In entire accord and sympathy with the policies of my lamented friend, Mr. Finley, under whom I have worked for seventeen years. I hope to continue to build the Southern as he built It by promoting and enhanc ing its usefulness to and its cordial relations with the people of the South. I count on the support of t&e entire present working organisation of the Southern, rank and file. Having grown up in the service with most of them, V * Defends Action of Judge. Washington.—Attorney General Fel der of Georgia flled with the Untted States Supreme court a defense of the action In the superior court of Lau rens county. Georgia, In refusing to accept the verdict of a Jury finding Joe Darsey guilty of involuntary man slaughter in a murder case. The at torney general showed that it was the practice in New York, Texas, Tennes see, Virginia, Missouri, Kentucky and North Carolina for the Judges to re fuse to accept a verdict which was aot-yqaponsiTe to the Jqry charge. GSorgla Exemptions Declared Legal. Washington.—The legality of ex emptions alolwed to bankrupts under the Constitution or* Georgia, adopted In 1888, was. upheld by jhe > United States supreme court. In affirming the decision of the Supreme court In the case- of Thomaa M. Kener 4s. the La- Grange Mills. Justice Holmes, In ren dering the decision, said, however, ex emptions under the state Constitution In statutes were not valid against debts contracted before these laws ware paassed snd against liens by Judgments to state courts. HCIM. REPORT OF GOVERNMENT SECRETARY McADOO MAKES Hl® REPORT ON NATIONAL FINANCES. HE REVIEWS ACHIEVEMENTS % • in , - He Expects Enactment of Currency Legislation to Cure Many Existing Ilia. Washington—Secretary McAdoo's Srct report to congress Is largely con- , fined to a review of the achievements of the treasury department In matters that have been of nation-wide Interest; l to recommendations for Increased ap propriatlona for bureaus under his au- j thority, and for legislation, which he declares nececsary to the better con duct of the government and the pro tection of the people. , The secretary discussed at fome | length the of currency legis latioj. reviewing the activities-In hie \ department related to it. Mr. McAdoo details the treasury's offer to loan to banks of the country money to move the fall crops. The ' sum cf $40,500,000 out of 150,000.000 estimated to lie needed, was apportion ed among the states. . "It was essentia!," says the sscte* I tary, "that the action of the depart, men* ehoujij bo non-partisan und non political: the crops of Republicans, D ni jcrats and Progressives and all otlio:- classes of people had to bo mov ed, and («e earnest effort of the de pa rtnentyas to have the benefits of this as widely and Im partially a* possible." After praising- the psychological value of these incidents, the report continues: v "Th6y demonstrate clearly that any improvement In our financial system which. will permanently establish con fidence will In Itself be an immense gain, and if that improved financial system assures the opportunity to se cure at all times the necessary funds and credits to meet the expanding and legitimate needs of the commerce and industry of the country, it will be ah achievement of enduring benefit. "These Incidents also show conclu sively the enormous value of an al truistic government agency in the financial affairs of the country. So long a# the government has the pow er to Intervene in a benef^c»rit f and un selfish way, thed anger of panics ind of unjust practices w4tf be-largely, if not wholly, destroyed. This Is one of tHe chief objects sought in the pro posed reformation and reorganization of our banking and currency system. The people of the country are to be congratulated upon the-early prospect of sound legislation on this vitally, im portant subject. Should the congresss enact thef undamentals of the pend enact the fundamentals of the pend nent protection will be provided against recurring commercial crises, EMPEROR REMOVES TROOPS Garrlion Which Caused .the Trouble In Zabem, Alsace, to Be Moved. Donaueschingen, Germany.—Emper or William ordered the transfer of the entire garrison at Zabem, Alsace, ow ing to the trouble between the sol diers and the citizens there. He also directed that the court-martial pro ceedlngjs In connection with the re cent rioting be accelerated. TJhe emperor's solution of the diffi culty is regarded in many quartern as a two-edged sword. While it re moves the danger of further conflicts, the people and merchants of Zabem will suffer a severe financial blow by the removal of an important source of revenue. Later the emperor decided that the' Xabern garrison should go into camp lemporariiy on the army maue«*«r grounds at Hagenau, but 'he troop# might ultimately return to Za bem if Its inhabitants displayed a proper temper after the expected transfer to another regiment of Lieut llaroo von Forstner, who started the trouble by his references to some cf- Lilians, and the retirement from act ive service of Col. von Reuter of the Ninety-ninth Infantry regiment House Paaaes Volunteer Army BIIL Washington.—After a discussion In to which Republican Leader Mann In jected the Mexican situation, the house passed the Hay army volunteer bill that in varying forma has been talked of at the capital for many years. The bill, which now goes to the senate, would put war volunteer on an equal footing with the regular army.- It would provide that whenever. In the president's judgment, war is imminent or exactly exists, the president may organise volunteer reg iments for war purposes. Sugar Trust Sued Tor $100,000,000. Ne» Orleans.—Fifty-eight suits ask ing 133,878,387, were tiled In the Unit ed States, court here against the American Sugar Refining company, un der the provisions of the Sherman anti trust law, making a total of 130 suits filed within the past two weeks against the same concern, asking fjt damages aggregating more than 9100.000,000. This sudden rush to file salts was due to the fact that the statute of limita tions was expected to expire. All reo ords as to the number of suits filed against one concern were broken. MOON MENTAL HYGIENE: *■ * NORTH CAROLINA ORGANIZES FIRST MENTAL HYWtNE «0- 7 CIITY IN •OUTwi OFFICERS ARE APPOINTED ' RtprNMtatlvw Uynwn Co ipwrti With Hospital Officials in TMa Great Movement For Mental Mjr gieno in North Carolina. Rdeffb. —The interest aroaaad ky ..he Mental Hygiene Conference and Exhibit which cloted recently found affective expression when definite moves toward organizing the North Carolina Society for Mental Hygiene were made at an informal meeting held in the directors room at tb« Commercial National Bank In this city. This meeting was called on ' short notice by- Dr. Albert Anderson, of the state hospital who wished 40 have a plan for action adopted while Mr. Clifford W. Beers, secretary the National Committee, for Mental Hygiene, was still here to answer anch questions as might arise and trtl how groups of workers in other states had organized. More than twenty repre sentative citizens attended the meet lng and a great many more would have been present had there been time to let them know about it. The following important votes were unanimously adopted. It was voted that a state society, to be known as the North Carolina Society for Mental Hygiene should be organized at once It was voted that the superintendents of the three state hospitals, D,r. An- . derson, of Raleigh; Dr. Faison. of Goldsboro, and Dr., McCampbeil, of Morganton, should, serve as 4 tem porary executive committee with pow er to appoint two laymen to serve with them. It was also voted that Dr. Albert Anderson, through whoee ef forts the conference and" exhibit on mental hygiene had been held here. ahottld be appointed temporary secre tary of the society. Then it wns vot ed that the temporary executive com mittee be given power to appoint the first twenty-five members of the board of directors which, when complete will number sixty, selected from all • sections of the state. When a sufficient number of direc tors have been appointed by the tem porary executive committee ,a meet ing of the board w}U be held and per manent organisation effected. Those interested in the society should send their names to Dr. Anderson. At this Juncture Dr. Anderson tailed upon Mr. Beers to read and explain the constitution and by-laws which had been found satisfactory by existing state societies for mental hygiene. Thla he did and tbey were sdopted. aubjen to such slight changes as the temporary _ cxecutivve committee flight find it necessary to make to In •ure their meeting conditions* in North Carolina. '•a* Prevent Pcrejt Fires. , Hendersonville.—Editor George It Cobb of The Polk County News, while In Hendersonville recently stated tha; the forest fires which' had waged for about two weeks In Polk eovlty, burning over thousand of acres of ground and entailing a very heavy loss to property owners bad been ex tingulshed by the recent heavy rains. Editor Cobb stated ttuTt no residences had been burned and that the fires had been kept out of the excellent Polk vineyards. The citizens of PoTc realize that something has to bo done to prevent a recurrence of the f.rea and as a result hgve organized a for estry club with k membership cf 6lt In Tryon township. The Polk ooonty commisioners have offered a SISO *e , ward for the arrest ana convict on of any person starting fires contrary to the laws of the state. Democratic Postmaster Soon High Poipt.—High Point gets her Democratic postmaster Januarc- 15. or shortly thereafter. W. commission expires at thit time, so far as known, there la nothing in the way of Dr. W. O. Bradshaw, who baa been recommended for the position by- Representative Stedman. Examining Dairy Herds. Aahevllle.—Under the supervision of the local health department, the cattle comprising the dairy herds which furnish milk to Asheville con sumers are being eauxnrned for tuber culosis. There are 36 herds tn the county with a total of *OO cattle. AW ready 600 have been examined and It is expected that the task wfD be completed by the midfille of the Jnonth, when the complete report «f the department will be submitted te the members of the Moard of rtlflnr men. Cattle are examined yearly. Capture Big Still. Asheville. —Officer*/ working oetaf the local office of the Interna) Rev enue Department recently reported 1 the seizure and destributlon of S.MS gallons of beer in the "dark corner." - the intoxicants having been seised a distillery of 110 gallons capacity in Greenville county, Sooth nywn— The owners of the still evidently re ceived a 'Hip" to the effect that they were being sought by Uncle Sam** agents, signs about the plant total ing to the btrnied departure of those who bad manufactured the beer.
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